Skip to main content

learning from others


Hebrews 10:24  NLT
Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.

I am spending some time this week at the LA Dream Center.  Each time I visit I get to meet and learn from great people, and this day is one of those.  The two men that I spent time with today stretched my thinking and my faith.

Both of these men are experts in the areas they work in.  They work in very different jobs.  What they have in common is the desire to help others be successful.  We talked about faith and how living by faith changes the outcome and even our desires.  We talked about how to apply the wisdom of God to various issues of life.

The biggest take away was their slants on how God is working in their lives.  Both are impacting people.  Both are seeking God.  Both are seeing lives change and the kingdom of God grow in big ways.

Sitting with them, listening and asking questions makes me much stronger.

Colossians 1:28  NLT
So we tell others about Christ, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all the wisdom God has given us. We want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ.

Several years ago I traveled with a few pastor friends several hours to meet with an older pastor that God was using in awesome ways.  That afternoon, actually for about 5 hours, we talked, listened and were given great wisdom.

This pastor gave his time and energy to helps others be successful.  Isn’t that what God desires from us?

In the last few weeks God has pointed out some people in my life that I can pour my life in to in specific ways.  Just like sitting with these men today or with that pastor years ago, I can give and learn even more.  Our gracious God desires that we share all the recourses He has given us.

May God use us to influence others at every opportunity given to each of us.

Psalm 107:31  NLT
Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns.  One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns.  When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her.  Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns.  Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved.  Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?"  Beverly said, "Why yes I do."  Edith said, "Well, what do you ...
Post a Comment
Read more

wash feet, sharing hope

  John 13:4-5,14 NLT  So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow.  He served.  He valued and gave value to others.  That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet.  It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives.  Jesus said we should do this.  See the verse above.  Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....
Post a Comment
Read more

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!
10 comments
Read more